Mo Farah
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 41 |
Date of birth | March 23,1983 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Mogadishu |
Somalia | |
Height | 175 (cm) |
Weight | 58 (kg) |
Coached by | Charles Van Commenee |
Alan Watkinson | |
Ian Stewart | |
Residence | London |
England | |
UK | |
Spouse | Tania Nell |
Awards | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award |
Laureus World Sports Award for Breakthrough of the Year | |
Official site | mofarah.com |
Children | Rhianna Farah |
Amani Farah | |
Aisha Farah | |
Hussein Mo Farah | |
Siblings | Hassan Farah |
Ahmed Farah | |
Omar Farah | |
Ifrah Farah | |
Mahad Farah | |
Wahib Farah | |
Nimo Farah | |
Parents | Amran Farah |
Muktar Farah | |
Full name | Hussein Abdi Kahin |
Olympic medal | Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 972071 |
Mo Farah Life story
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah CBE OLY is a British-Somali retired long-distance runner. Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals make him the most ...
Great North Run 2023: Thousands to embark on half marathon
... The event will also be Sir Mo Farah s last race as a professional athlete...
Bafta TV Awards: Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan prepare to host ceremony
... The other TV highlights nominated for most memorable moment are the final roundtable of the Traitors, Max being rescued from Vecna in Stranger Things, and Sir Mo Farah revealing he was illegally trafficked to the UK...
Scene-stealer: Child star Lenny Rush's rise to fame
... " Scaredy cat Nowadays, he s a recognisable face on TV, and was recently asked to take charge of Pudsey s Celebrity Call Centre, herding unruly celebrities including Mo Farah, Richard Madeley, Mr Blobby and even Lord Sugar as they took donations from the public...
London Marathon 2022: Race attracts 42,000 participants
... Sir Mo Farah was due to run...
London Marathon 2022: Running for charity 'a chance to give back'
... Chris was inspired to get into running because of Sir Mo Farah s double gold medal-winning performances at London 2012...
Sir Mo Farah: Calls to trafficking helpline go up after revelation
...Calls to a trafficking charity s helpline increased after Sir Mo Farah revealed that he had been brought to the UK illegally as a child...
Mo Farah: Police investigate trafficking revelations
...The Metropolitan Police say they have opened an investigation into Sir Mo Farah s revelation that he was trafficked to the UK as a child...
Sir Mo Farah 'relieved' Home Office won't take action over citizenship
...Sir Mo Farah has said he is " relieved" that the Home Office will not take action against him after he revealed he was trafficked into the UK...
Mo Farah: Police investigate trafficking revelations
The Metropolitan Police say they have opened an investigation into Sir Mo Farah 's revelation that he was trafficked to the UK as a child.
The Force says specialist officers will assess information the former Olympic athlete gave in a BBC documentary.
Sir Mo said he arrived under a false name after escaping war in Somalia.
The Runner , 39, said he was taken by A Woman he did not know and forced into domestic servitude. He previously said he was a refugee with his parents.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: " We Are aware of reports in the media concerning Sir Mo Farah . No reports have been made to the MPS [Metropolitan Police Service] at This Time .
" Specialist officers have opened an investigation and are currently assessing the available information. "
In The Documentary , The Real Mo Farah , which aired on Wednesday, The Athlete expressed concern that speaking out could cause him to lose The British citizenship he was granted in 2000. But the Home Office has told Bbc News that no action will be taken as it is assumed children are not complicit when their citizenship is gained by deception.
Speaking in The Film , Sir Mo said his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and that he was born in Somaliland, a breakaway state in Somalia.
His father, Abdi, was killed by stray gunfire during civil violence when Sir Mo was Four Years old.
Sir Mo said that, when he was eight or nine, he was taken to stay with family in Djibouti. He was then flown to the UK by A Woman he had never met and was not related to, but who told him he was going To Live with relatives in Europe.
When they arrived in the UK, The Woman took Sir Mo to her flat in Hounslow, west London, and took from him a piece of paper with his relatives' contact details on it.
Mohamed Farah was the name given to him by The People who brought him into the UK.
Sir Mo said he had to do housework and childcare " if I wanted food in my mouth".
He Said The Woman told him: " If you ever want to see your family again, don't Say Anything . "
" Often I would just lock myself in The Bathroom and cry, " He Said .
After taking up athletics, Sir Mo confided what had happened to him to a PE teacher at his school, who then contacted Social Services and helped arrange for him to be fostered by another Somali family.
Mo Farah reveals The Truth about his childhood, The Journey he made to the UK as a young boy, and the subsequent years that led to him winning two gold medals at the 2012 Olympics.
Source of news: bbc.com